Friday Grab Bag, February 23, 2024

The Friday Grab Bag is a weekly series that highlights fun, unique, and interesting happenings in Colorado libraries, and includes news from Colorado State Library.

Let’s open the Friday Grab Bag!

Get Growing

Longmont Public Library announces the 3rd Annual Longmont Library Gardening Fair on February 25 from 1:00 to 4:00 pm. Start planning your garden with help from local organizations and businesses.

Get your plants prepped for spring! Aurora Public Library will host CSU Master Gardeners for Indoor Seed Starting, February 27 at Central Library.

Mesa County Libraries announces their Seed Library Reopening on February 26 at Central Library. Visit anytime during open hours, and stay tuned for more gardening programs and events.

West Custer County Library welcomes Jeanine Leslie of Valhalla Farmz for Growing, Pruning, and Propagating Herbs, a learning session on February 27 at 10:00 am. Participants will take home an herb starter plant.

Life Stories

Learn strategies and tips for conducting Pre-1850 Genealogy Research at a virtual class hosted by Pikes Peak Library District on February 27 at 7:00 pm. Registration is required.

Jefferson County Public Library welcomes Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities for their Story Quilts workshop on February 28 at Golden Library. Kids and tweens can learn about the history and legacy of quilts, and create their own paper story quilt.

Loveland Public Library invites you to their Teen Poetry Contest Celebration on February 29, when the winner of the Alternatives to Violence Teen Poetry Contest will read their poem and receive an award. The contest is part of Teen Dating Violence Awareness month.

Pick ‘n’ Mix

Celebrate Leap Day with the amazing amphibians of My Nature Lab. High Plains Library District will host them on February 29 at Erie Community Library.

Broomfield Library is hosting a Puzzle and Game Swap on February 25 from 2:00 to 4:00 pm. Bring your new or gently used game to trade; canned goods and toiletries will be accepted in lieu of games.

Silverton Public Library encourages contestants to enter their Amateur Bake-Off on March 1. Bakers of all ages can register to participate; prizes will be awarded in four categories.

What’s New at Colorado State Library

Book Club Resource

• Collecting All Things Book Clubs. Book groups to join near and far, websites, articles, discussions, and more… here’s a compendium of All Things Book Clubs!
• Book Club Author Suggestion: James Baldwin.

Program Spotlight

• Library for All at Lakewood Branch, Jefferson County Library

Learning Opportunities

• CSL in Session: Autism Is Welcome Here: The ACCESS Approach to Inclusion
  • February 27, 12:00 – 1:00 pm
  • No registration required
• Public Libraries and Adult Literacy: State of the Field
  • March 13, 11:00 am – 12:00 pm
  • Registration required
• Virtual Partner Forum: My Colorado Journey from Colorado Workforce Development Council
  • March 19, 1:00 – 1:30 pm
  • Registration is required
• Building a Ramp with Communication (Colorado Staff Only)
  • March 19, 12:00 – 2:00 pm
  • Registration is required
• HESTL EdCON (statewide K-12 library conference)
  • June 6, 2024 in Lone Tree
  • Submit a proposal by March 15
• Find even more learning opportunities by browsing the Libraries Learn Calendar from Colorado State Library or the Continuing Education Calendar from Maine State Library (note: all MSL events are listed in Eastern time).

Library Jobline

Are you considering a job change this year? Check out Library Jobline for hot new library employment opportunities, like this selection from around Colorado.

• Director – Ruby M. Sisson Memorial Library
• Librarian – Adult Services – High Plains Library District
• Library Associate – Childrens – High Plains Library District
• Children’s Librarian – Ridgway Public Library District
• Outreach Services Coordinator/Bookmobile Manager – Salida Regional Library
• Library Specialist, Southglenn (part-time) – Arapahoe Library District
• Library Specialist, Southglenn (full-time) – Arapahoe Library District
• Scholarly Research Services Program Lead – Auraria Library
• Theatre Coordinator – Boulder Public Library District
• Materials Handler (NoBo Opening) – Boulder Public Library District
• Librarian I – (NoBo Opening) – Boulder Public Library District
• Business Research & Instruction Librarian – University of Colorado Boulder Libraries
• Head of Access Services – Westminster Law Library, University of Denver Sturm College of Law

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This post is part of the Spotlight on Sharing initiative, which aims to increase the visibility of Colorado library programs and resource sharing. Do you have a story from your library to share? Email Amy Hitchner, ahitchner@coloradovirtuallibrary.org.

All images are from the Colorado Historic Newspapers Collection, a service of Colorado State Library.